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RE: REal Solutions
You talk as if the US has the responsibility to justify everyone's choices and make every lifestyle safe.
I don't believe he has implied that whatsoever. I think he is railing against the same problem that many others have complained about: abstinence programs usually don't work. This isn't justifying lifestyles, or trying to make them safe. As he says, that portion of the money could be put to better use.
If you choose to engage in risky behavior, I don't think the rest of the world has the responsibility to come along and remove the negative consequences.
Yes, you are correct. However, this area is not as black and white as it may seem. A significant portion of the women in Africa who are infected with HIV got it from their husbands. Their husbands were the ones who slept around. Additionally, the women cannot refuse to have sex with their husbands, or risk being beaten, nor can they force them to wear a condom. Thus, they become infected and risk spreading it to their unborn children.
Why is it that the choice is condemned in one and not the other.
I condemn both of them. And, I would revile the choice to have unprotected sex more if it was always made with knowledge of the consequences. Some would argue that this is the reason people should abstain from having sex until they are married, and that they should remain monogamous. I cannot fault that logic. Accept that it doesn't work, and without the additional knowledge of the consequences things like this happen.
Now, despite the best efforts of MADD and other governmental and private organizations, it is very likely that people will still choose to drive drunk and still kill people and themselves doing so.
Right. Knowledge is not a silver bullet, like most people claim. But, it is at least silver plated, in that it will make people more aware of the choices before them, and more likely to pick one that is safer. A good reference regarding sex education is from Advocates for Youth, which includes a long list of references.
As far as Africa is concerned, you need only look at what is happening with the polio vaccinations to understand how difficult any program, education based or otherwise, truly is.
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